The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-10-28
WArsa ON THE FARM.
VarISS1s BTetzhoss of Obtaining Copi7uS
and New er-FatIing supply


VarIOsls sTethoes Of Obtaining 8 Copi7us
and New er-FaIIing supply
A copious supply of pure water le
indispensable on every farm. This Is
one point to which particular attention
should be given in selecting a farm.
A clear. cool running stream through
the past ure and near the barn, is the
most convenient source for the supply
of the COWS, but unless the farm con-
trolls the springs from which the stream
issues, it is apt to be the worst of all.
If the water is contaminated in any
way, the quality of the Tcilk will in
wariably suffer; and many cases occlsr
in which a dairyman, suffering from
supposed mysterious trouble with the
milk, and the butter or cheese made
from it, has at last found the cause to
be impurity in the water drank by the
cows. Moreover, a large quantity of
water is required IN a dairy for cleans
ing the pans, and if this water Is not
pure, the very source of the supposed
cleansing brings impurity into the
dairy. The writer's supply of water
was procured from springs which were
opened in the bottom of a slope be-
tween the house and barn, by
digging three or four feet down
to bed of fine clean sand
and gravel; when the water imme'
diately flowed out over the brim and
down to small spring stream in the
bottom, which was fed by large num-
Der of bubbling springs in its bed.
Such a source as this, conveniently
f ~, OF hat
it can not be brought up in pipes by
means of pump. is the very best; az
. the water is pure and cool in summer
and warm in winter and in unlimited
supply at all seasons in the year. The
! manner in which this supply of water
was made available is as follows: A
reservoir or tank was cut out near the
foot of the slope sufficiently deep to
hold an abundant stock, and to secure
an even temperature, which averaged
from forty-eight to fifty degrees in
midsummer, and fOrty-iive to forty
eight degrees in midwinter. The pool
was lined with wall of stone laid
closely and covered with q small build
ing for protection. Other springs were
opened and walled in the same way,
and arched over with stone, after pro
viding a safe outlet with drain tiles
and an air-trap to prevent access of any
small insects or animals. Pipes Of
galvanized iron were laid from these
springs in trenches three feet deep
! so as to be safe from frost
and to preserve GOODNESS in tn
hot weather, and connected witt
pumps in the house, stable. barn anC
barnvard. Where the height of tn
hillside was too great to permit tn
, use of a common suction pump, di,
q well was dug to sufficient depth, viz.
eight feet, and the pipe was carried I
, the bottom Of it and connected with
force pump, by which the water coul
+ be carried by means of a hose to an
. part of the yard or stables. A nOzzl
: attached 10 this hose made it easy t
; throw a stream of water over any {
= the buildings, a most useful thing /
n case of fire, or for washing the stabi
+ floor and other desirable purposes.
\ Where springs of this kind are nc
# available, common wells are next
value But as wells are quickly COZ
V taminated by drainage from the SIS
face, when in or near barnyards
q stables, it is advisable to have the wa
e for use in dairy at some safe distaD'
\ from the stable and yard. 1t is only
q question of time when the percolatiC
a of water f0uled by the manure in
/ barnyard, constantly teaching by Il
h rain. will reach the well; and thoui
s the water is filtered to some extent
"A its passage through the soil, yet
s. time a filter becomes fully charg'
~ with the sediment and can not act ~
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